WESTMINSTER – A 20-year-old Orange resident died in a traffic accident Friday night, when a driver making a left turn struck the man’s car and sent it into a light pole, authorities said.

Chess Peters was driving a Toyota Corolla on Bolsa Chica Road. As he approached Loyola Ave, the 78-year-old driver of a Mercury sedan turned left into the intersection, striking Peters’ car. The Toyota veered off the road and collided with a light pole.

Peters was pronounced dead at the scene. Westminster police are investigating the collision.

“(Peters’) speed may be an associated factor in this collision,” according to a release from police.

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